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Friday, 27 June 2014

The Special Bond We Share - Stampendous And DecoArt Blog Hop

Hello lovely Friends, hold on tight as it's going to be a long post! But first, please allow me to send my warmest welcome to my newest followers! Thank you so much for joining in the fun!The excitement continues as we conclude our grand tour of amazing artists (and me lol) playing with Stampendous,DecoArt, and Princeton Artist Brushes via inspired by Willow Wolfe products. The inspiration has been amazing and today you'll be even more astonished!

Please repin our projects on to your boards and be sure to tag us when you do (#Stampendous, #DecoArt, #PrincetonArtistBrushes, #byWillowWolfe) - we'll be tracking. Your comments on the blogs are your entry into the drawing. AND Stampendous HQ has a few bonus goodies hanging around for some lucky people who SHARE our Facebook posts and Pinterest Pins! And here is the project I'm sharing today :).

I really wanted to use my Rose Bloom stamp again (one of my favourites) but I also wanted to make something different, something I've never tried before. So I used my stamp to create a mould for a truly dimensional impression :).

When my mould putty was set I prepared a batch of ICE Resin and added a couple of drops of Cadmium Red to the mixture and made a first pour. When the first layer was fully cured I added a second batch of resin (it was quite tricky to manage any over-spill) and this time added some Cadmium Yellow. Now I needed a 'platform' for my resin rose...If you are a new visitor to my blog, this year I made a crafty resolution to finish projects I began ages ago and never completed. I had a mixed media canvas I started years ago during a workshop and although I loved the background, I couldn't find a muse/theme/reason/inspiration/mojo to finish it. So I decided to go back to it as my 'starting point' and see where paint and stamps would take me lol.

Next I started layering watered down washes of colours, deep reds, pinks, oranges, blues and greens - all continuously softened with touches of white. I also added some more stamping with paints to the sides (NK Studio Grunge, Jumbo Magnolia).

For my collage I used die cut cardboard pieces (Prima/Sizzix), chipboard shapes (ScrapFX) and resin and metal flowers, all covered with layers of paint, softened with white. I also added some cheese cloth decorated with 3D Foam Squares covered in Rose and Mint Color Fragments.

So there you have it, nice summery flower canvas :).OK. Ready for your trip around the world? Pack your bags, get a cup of coffee and a kitten (or a puppy, or a hubby - whoever is to hand!), and get comfy. You have until the end of Sunday, June 29 PDT to comment on all the blog posts.

Thank you for stopping by and for all your lovely comments. Hopefully, by the time you read this post I will have had my op (it's already been postponed once) so I will be a bit quiet for a while recovering. But rest assured your comments will be read and truly appreciated - every single one!Big crafty hugs

Best of luck on your operation. Hope it is over and you are already on the road to recovery. I love your project. The big pink flower and the pink "bow" are so pretty. Thanks for sharing with us this week.

This is so lovely. The molded rose is a perfect addition to your canvas and I love the beautiful colors. You've inspired me to look at some of my unfinished projects and see if I can create something with them now. You are very talented and this has been such fun traveling around the world in search of art!

I absolutely love this project! That rose is so clever and I was totally intrigued by it. Very clever idea! The colours are fantstic. The texture is brilliant. The composition is inspired. And the sentiment is perfect. Wow! Erin xx

WOW! This piece has so many brilliant touches! I was so inspired by how you used the rose stamp in a totally new way and thought the end result was gorgeous. I also thought it was incredibly clever of you to use the 3D dots for added texture on your canvas. You have a phenomenal artistic eye and this piece is truly stunning. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing it and reading your post. Thanks for encouraging us to use/finish those old lingering projects, too. Your canvas is proof that the old stuff can still be brought back to life! Gorgeous, gorgeous piece! I'm so glad you shared your talents with us here at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog!

Wow, this is beautiful! I wondered how you got that wonderful rose effect, what a neat idea! I love all of the pieces you put together and the awesome colors too! Great ideas and beautiful job! Thanks for sharing.

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